lamellar phase
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Lamellar structure — Lamellar structures or microstructures are composed of fine, alternating layers of different materials in the form of lamellae. They are often observed in cases where a phase transformation front moves quickly, leaving behind two solid products,… … Wikipedia
Liquid ordered phase — The liquid ordered phase is a liquid crystalline phase of biological importance. It occurs in many lipid mixtures combining cholesterol with a phospholipid and/or sphingolipids e.g. sphingomyelin. This phase has been related to lipid rafts that… … Wikipedia
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Lyotropic liquid crystal — A liquid crystalline material is called lyotropic if phases having long ranged orientational order are induced by the addition of a solvent. Historically the term was used to describe materials composed of amphiphilic molecules. Such molecules… … Wikipedia
liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, esp. different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field. [1890 95] * * * Substance that flows like a liquid but maintains some of the ordered structure… … Universalium
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Lipid polymorphism — Polymorphism in biophysics is the aspect of the behaviour of lipids that influences their long range order, i.e. how they aggregate. This can be in the form of spheres of lipid molecules (micelles), pairs of layers that face one another (lamellar … Wikipedia
Pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether — Pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether[1] IUPAC name 2 [2 [2 [2 (2 … Wikipedia
Bone healing — or fracture healing is a proliferative physiological process, in which the body facilitates repair of bone fractures. Physiology and process of healing In the process of fracture healing, several phases of recovery facilitate the proliferation… … Wikipedia
Pulmonary surfactant — Diagram of the alveoli with both cross section and external view Pulmonary surfactant is a surface active lipoprotein complex (phospholipoprotein) formed by type II alveolar cells. The proteins and lipids that surfactant comprises have both a… … Wikipedia
